Comparison

Tap Happy vs Breathing Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tap Happy

This app offers a self-guided tapping experience to help you pause, refocus, and reset. It uses gentle rhythmic tapping with adjustable paces to manage stress, anxiety, and racing thoughts. Sessions are designed to be flexible and supportive, allowing you to control your experience at any time.

Highlights
  • Self-guided tapping sessions
  • Variable rhythmic pacing
  • Adaptive pacing
  • Calming and grounding exercises
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Flexible session control
Features
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Tap Happy is a calming, self-guided tapping app designed to help you pause, refocus, and reset. Each session uses gentle rhythmic tapping, with different paces and guidance depending on how you’re feeling — whether you want to slow down before sleep, interrupt racing thoughts, or ground yourself during a stressful moment. Sessions are thoughtfully paced: Slower rhythms for settling and rest Steady rhythms for grounding Faster rhythms for breaking mental loops Adaptive pacing that changes as your session progresses Tap Happy is designed to be simple, supportive, and flexible. You’re always in control — start or stop at any time. This app provides self-guided support and is not a substitute for therapy or medical treatment. Download Tap Happy for free. Some sessions and features are available with a paid subscription. Subscription Details: Tap Happy offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription for $4.99 per month with a 7-day free trial, providing unlimited access to premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged $4.99 per month within 24 hours prior to renewal. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/tap-happy/privacy Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/tap-happy/privacy

About

Breathing Time

This app offers a customizable breathing timer with visual, audio, and vibrational guidance. Tailor your inhale, hold, exhale, and pause durations, and set the number of repetitions for a personalized practice.

Highlights
  • Customizable inhale, hold, exhale, and pause durations
  • Repeatable breathing cycles
  • Visual breathing guidance
  • Audio breathing cues
  • Vibrational breathing alerts
  • Apple Watch integration (in-app purchase)
Features
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Breathing Time provides visual, audio, and vibrational cues to guide you through your breathing practice. Set your desired time periods for inhaling, holding your breath, exhaling, and pausing before re-inhaling. Set the number of times to repeat your breathing cycle. And Breathing Time will guide you through each step of your breathing sequence. In-App purchases are available to unlock Apple Watch features and disable ads, which will start to appear after an initial trial-use period.

Screenshots

Tap Happy4 screens
Breathing Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tap Happy at none against Breathing Time's shown. Breathing Time's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tap Happy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Breathing Time sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tap Happy against 5.0 for Breathing Time. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Happy ships an update every 2 months, Breathing Time daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tap Happy versus Breathing Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap HappyBreathing Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalk or Not, Inc.nojobli LLC

Customer experience

Tap Happy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Breathing Time

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tap Happy

Subscriptions1
  • Tap Happy: Calm & Ground7 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Breathing Time

One-time2
  • +1 week Ad free and Watch access$0.39
  • +1 month Ad free and Watch access$0.99

Questions

Is Tap Happy free?
Tap Happy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breathing Time free?
Breathing Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tap Happy or Breathing Time?
Tap Happy and Breathing Time are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Tap Happy or Breathing Time have ads?
Breathing Time shows ads; Tap Happy does not.
Which is updated more often, Tap Happy or Breathing Time?
Tap Happy ships an update every 2 months, and Breathing Time daily. Most recently, Tap Happy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Breathing Time on October 8, 2026.

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